Order XVI Rule 16: When they may depart
The Code of Civil Procedure · Code of Civil Procedure · Order XVI · in_force
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(1) A person so summoned and attending shall, unless the Court otherwise directs, attend at each hearing until the suit has been disposed of. (2) On the application of either party and the payment through the Court of all necessary expenses (if any), the Court may require any person so summoned and attending to furnish security to attend at the next or any other hearing or until the suit is disposed of and, in default of his furnishing such security, may order him to be detained in the civil prison.
Effective date: 1909-01-01
Related sections
Order XVI Rule 15: Duty of persons summoned to give evidence or produce documentOrder XVI Rule 17: Application of rules 10 to 13Order XVI Rule 14: Court may of its accord summon as witnesses strangers to suitOrder XVI Rule 18: Procedure where witness apprehended cannot give evidence or produce documentOrder XVI Rule 13: Mode of attachmentOrder XVI Rule 19: No witness to be ordered to attend in person unless resident within certain limits
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